Word: metallism
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...substance of the bone itself can't take the stress that's being applied-pretty much the way a paper clip you keep bending back and forth will weaken and turn whitish at the bend before it breaks in two. That white spot is a stress fracture of the metal. Bend it a few more times and the paper clip breaks in half-a completed fracture...
...million Number of bottles of generic acetaminophen recalled after traces of metal were found in 500-mg caplets of the pain reliever...
...Number of caplets, out of 70 million scanned by a metal detector, found to contain tiny bits of wire...
...Apparently, the source of the metal contaminants was machinery that had worn down. Perrigo picked up on the problem during a quality control check, and so far, government officials do not believe the contamination was intentional...
...Perrigo bottles could be contaminated with small metal particles that range in size from "microdots" to 8 mm long wire fragments...